Wildlife Institute of India

Overview

Wildlife Institute of India appears in Chainsaw sputtering: Milei’s experiment falters as the survey source for India’s reported elephant decline.

Current Profile

The episode cites a Wildlife Institute of India survey that counted 20% fewer elephants last year than in 2017. In the wiki, the institute currently functions as an evidence source for Indian Elephant Corridors, not as a comprehensive institutional profile.

Key Characteristics

• Indian wildlife research institution named in the source.
• Provides survey evidence for elephant population decline.
• Supports the episode’s argument that corridor loss and human-elephant conflict remain serious despite anti-poaching progress.

Evidence

• Survey role: Chainsaw sputtering: Milei’s experiment falters attributes a 20% elephant-count decline to a Wildlife Institute of India survey.

Qualifications

The source does not detail the institute’s methods, mandate, or full conservation portfolio.

What Changed

• Added the institute as a source-scoped evidence institution for the India elephant segment.

Relationships

• India - country context for the institute.
• Indian Elephant Corridors - conservation concept supported by the cited survey.